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Biology lesson plans, worksheets, tutorials and resources for teachers and students.
Author: Shannan Muskopf
High school biology teacher and owner of Biologycorner.com
We are back to remote learning in 2022 due to the surge in …
Practice Identifying the Phases of Meiosis
I usually have students color the ear to learn the anatomy, but coloring …
Ear Anatomy – Drag and Drop Activity
Students explore a medical case study where a woman has a strange rash …
Bullseye – A Medical Case Story for Biology
On Old Olympus Towering Top, A Finn And German Viewed A Hop. 🐇 …
Student Activity – Learn the Cranial Nerves
Our curriculum includes a section on invertebrates and vertebrates that usually follows the …
Invertebrate Diversity Lab Station Activity
I divide the muscle unit of my anatomy class into two sections. The …
How to Teach the Muscles of the Human Body
Students complete a chart that describes common words used in muscle naming, like …
Muscles Are Named Based on Shape and Movement
The word cladogram comes from the Greek word “clados” which means branch, and …
Constructing Cladograms: Fly and Heloderma
Have you ever wondered why you can’t put fresh pineapple in gelatin? This …
Investigation: How Do Enzymes Affect Gelatin
The “Mystery of the Bones” activity is probably my most accessed page, which …
Forensics Activity: The Mystery of the Bones
Most anatomy classes include a unit on the human skeleton. I have several …
A Student’s Guide to Learning the Human Bones
I created this simple exercise for freshman students learning about the cell membrane. …
Cell Membrane Transport Graphic Organizer
When I teach the cell membrane, I also go into the different types …
How Do Legionella Bacteria Cause Disease?
How can you determine the molarity of a carrot? If your chemistry is …
Investigation: Water Potential and Carrot Molarity
My students have not had a traditional lab in 2 years due to …
Investigation: Viewing Stomata in Zebrina Plants
In a basic biology class, students learn that lysosomes are responsible for breaking …
Gaucher Disease is a Lysosome Storage Disorder
AP Biology students usually start the year learning about biological macromolecules. I often …
Boxing Biomolecules – A Game for Organics
My anatomy students spend days learning the names of muscles. We start at …
Flex Your Muscles! A Close Look at the Biceps
Introduce anatomy by making a chalk outline and placing cards in the location …
Introduce Anatomy Terms with Chalk Outlines
As an icebreaker activity, I set up stations in the lab with various …
Lab Introduction – Identify Equipment and Uses
In this investigation, students explore how chemicals affect pulse rates in a blackworm …
Investigation: How Chemicals Impact Pulse Rates
In this lab, students observe photosynthesis through changes in the color of an …
Investigation: Algae Beads and Photosynthesis
I find that my students really have difficulty with meiosis. I’m not as …
Investigation: Meiosis in Sordaria Fungus
Examine data that compares states that allow trophy hunting of pumas to California …
Can Sport Hunting Control Predator Populations?
I recently shifted the evolution unit to second semester, to be taught after …
Mutations and Evolution in Aquatic Mammals
Snake worms, jumping worms, crazy worms… all names to describe a group of …
Data Analysis – Invasion of the Jumping Worms
Do you find that your students need more practice with analyzing graphs and …
Measuring Water Quality with Biodiversity
My students always seem enthusiastic when a project includes dogs. Even kids that …
Case Study: Dogs, SNPs, and Patellar Luxation
Crime dramas like CSI often solve the case by using a technology called …
How DNA Fingerprints Are Used to Solve Crimes
Students studying the cell membrane usually learn about osmosis and diffusion in the …
Investigation: Determine Molarity of Unknown Solution
I created this activity based on misinformation being shared on social media. In …
CER – How Effective Are Masks at Preventing Disease
Students use a gummy bear and scalpels to demonstrate their knowledge of anatomical …